INSERT! Chinatown Library BASIC INFO

PROGRAMThe Chinatown Storefront Library program will target elderly residents, teens and pre-K/ K-age children, who are projected to be the heaviest users of a Chinatown Branch Library. The program will offer:-casual newspaper and periodical reading;-Internet access on desk-mounted computers and via WiFi throughout space;-work space for homework or private laptop use;-laser printer access (with an honor-system collection box, $0.10/page);-a pre-K/K reading area (reading aloud with adult, storyhour, and picture books);-a physical and electronic community bulletin board;-a free book exchange (leave-a-book, take-a-book); and-space for gatherings, readings, presentations, and ﬁlm projections.

A multi-lingual website will extend the impact of Storefront Library program and serve as the primary outlet for information dissemination and feedback. The websiteʼs homepage will be a gateway for all online services provided in the Storefront Library, and the default starting point for all computer users, including those accessing library WiFi. The homepage will explain the project mission, library rules, and provide links to:-local resources, including Boston Public Libraryʼs website, local job listings, collegeinformation, and other non-proﬁt resources and organizations;-a “Get Involved” area with information about volunteering in the storefront and participating in advocacy for a permanent branch via Friends of The Chinatown Library;-a project feedback/suggestion area;-an interactive “community wish-list” for books and periodicals; and-a “library channel” broadcasting photos, event video, branch project updates, RSS feeds, and connections to social networking sites, as a way to amplify the impact of the program.

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INSERT! is a student group at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.

We are designing a temporary library insert in a storefront in Boston's Chinatown. The Chinatown Storefront Library program will target elderly residents, teens and pre-K/ K-age children, who are projected to be the heaviest users of an eventual Chinatown Branch Library.TEAMMarrikka Trotter*Quilian Riano*